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CARTOONISTS' PENS MEET JAP SWORDS Duffy in Baltimore Sun Leuil in Milwaukee Journal Reveille In Washington' 'If There's Another Job To Do, We'll Do It' Loring in. Providence Bulletin Direct Hit' Sweigert in San Francisco Chronicle Sticking His Neck Out' Knox in Memphis Commercial Appeal 'When Madmen Lead The Blind' Hungerore! in Piiku 'WarOnGnZ.P0,'-!' The WORLD This WEEK Labor Gets Into Step WAR caught the Smith strike curb bill between the House and the Senate. As William Green, president of the AFL, and Philip Murray, president of the CIO, pledged their aid to President Roosevelt, Senate leaders were re ported to have agreed to take the measure up Monday. The Senate la bor committee already had approved the milder bill sponsored by Senator Ball (R-Minn.). Vice President Wallace, as presi dent of the Senate, routed the Smith Bill to the labor committee instead of the judiciary committee, which has the reputation of being some what sterner. Both Green and Murray attacked the Smith measure and said it was unnecessary to assure continued production. There were demands in the Senate, however, for action on some kind of anti-strike legislation. Thurman Arnold, assistant attor ney general, meanwhile lashed out at "illegitimate practices of labor unions strategically located in trans portation or distribution industries." He said "Labor conspiracies in many larger cities are preventing consumers from having cheaper houses, cheaper transportation and cheaper distribution of the interests of life." The strike picture as a whole was the brightest in weeks. A threatened walk-out of 125,000 welders was postponed when their independent union appealed to the U. S. Concili ation Service for intervention. A wage dispute of 42,000 Railway Express Co. employes' was settled when the company and union repre sentatives agreed on a 10-cent an hour pay increase. The Association of American Rail roads meanwhile decided to ask the ICC to approve a 10 increase in rates to help meet the cost of the wage increase granted in their re cent dispute with the rail brother hoods. They estimated the wage set tlement would cost $300,000,000 a year. A 40-Year Battle Coal miners began fighting at the turn of the century for a union shop in the "captive" coal mines owned by big steel companies. Now, under the CIO United Mine Workers, they have won. Sunday the arbitration board ap pointed by President Roosevelt re turned a 2-to-l decision backing UMW's demand for the union shop, a dispute that had given rise to three strikes. The dissenter was Benjamin F. Fairless, president of U. S. Steel Corp., who said the decision imposed "an unregulated labor monopoly" on the industry. However, the industry had agreed to accept the ruling. The other two arbiters were Dr. John R. Steelman of the U. S. Conciliation Service and UMW President John L. Lewis. Lewis commented: "I feel that the award justifies the position assumed by the United Mine Work ers." In Short . . . Arrived: Maxim Litvinoff, new Russian ambassador, in Washington. Separated: Tommy Manville, 47-year-old asbestos heir, and his fifth wife, showgirl Bonita Edwards, 22, after 18 days. Upheld: The conviction of Robert S. James in the so-called Los An geles "rattlesnake murder," by the Supreme Court. Sentenced: 12 members of Social ist Workers Party, to 16 months in prison on charges of advocating overthrow of the government; six more, to terms of a year and a day. Banned: Production ol coin-operated gambling machines after Feb. 1, by OPM, which also ordered produc tion of juke boxes and other coin devices cut 25. Died: Hart O. Berg, 76, who de veloped the Browning pistol and machine gun in this country; Charles A. Whelan, 78, president of United Cigar Stores. (All BitMe Reterved, AP Feature Service) 1 And The War Began "Eager for realisation of their inordinate ambition to dominate the Orient, both America and Brit ain are giving support to the Chun king regime and have aggravated the disturbance in east Asia. Our empire, for its existence and self defense, has no other recourse but to appeal to arms." Hirohito's proclamation of war "Yesterday, December seventh, 1941 a date which will live in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and delib erately attacked, by naval and air forces of the empire of Japan. . . . With confidence in our armed forces with the unbounding de termination of our people we will gain the inevitable triumph so help us God" FDR's message to Congress H The A-B-C Of In-The-Middle Turkey WHAT with all the excitement in Russia and Libya and then in the Pacific the impor tance of Turkey, Germany's fall-back route to the Middle East and the Suez Canal, has been some what forgotten. Turkey's late strong man, Kemal Ataturk, laid down a pro - British policy as a fundamental. In 1938 he launched a $170,000,000, five-year "arm-for-peace" program, which was financed in part by a $100,000,000 credit from England and France. In return Turkey promised to defend the Dardanelles against Axis aggression. When war struck, and es pecially after France fell, England found it impos sible to supply Turkey with the guns and planes it had promised. Turkey began to dally with Germany, but Eng land and the U. S. hoped she had been brought back into the fold with the granting of $100,000,000 in lend-lease credits. Turkey now has an army of about a million well trained and equipped men. In addition, she prob ably could mobilize another 7,000,000 fighters, in cluding women. Every man and woman between 16 and 60 is subject to conscription; the women were included when Ataturk freed them from their harems. The Dardanelles divide European Turkey (about the size of Massachusetts) from Asiatic Turkey. They are heavily fortified and naval experts say it would be impossible for any ship to get through as long as the forts were firing. European Turkey is a mass of defenses, especially along the Bulgarian border. Even if the Germans succeeded in crossing Euro pean Turkey and storming into Asiatic Turkey, how ever, the campaign would be far from won. The British and Free French have been concentrating troops in Syria, Iraq and Iran, and these would give a good account of themselves. Solid arrow slwws how far the Germans' Caucasus drive took them. White arrow "A" shows where they tcould have none next. White arrow "B" indicates Turkish fall-back route for eastern jaw of pincers movement on Sues; white arrow "C," the western jaw. ROSTOV ALv SUEZ CANAL fsC Science War And Peace In Skies While German and British airmen battle in the skies, astronomers of the two countries are still working together on the scientific problems of the heavens. Dr. Bart J. Bok of Har vard, reviewing the year's accom plishments in astronomy, reported: "In spite of the barriers of censor ship, astronomers have during 1941 succeeded in keeping alive interna tional contacts." New 'Infantile' Treatment For years doctors have clamped victims of infantile paralysis in casts, splints and braces. The theory was that wasted legs and arms would heal better with complete rest. Two years ago nurse Elizabeth Kenny of Australia introduced a "work" treatment to American doc tors. The patient is left as free as possible, the joints are manipulated and hot packs are applied to help re store damaged nerves. After extensive demonstrations at Minneapolis General Hospital, the National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis endorsed the "work" method. Dr. Wallace H. Cole and Miland E. Knapp reported "The pa tients observed were much more comfortable and cheerful." Stories About People A-1 Public Servants The Board of Supervisors of East St. Louis, 111., wanted to give Allie McAtee, their pauper investigator, a $300-a-year raise, but McAtee turned it down. He said the boom had cut down the number of paupers so much his job wasn't worth any more than his present $2,000. Before you faint, get this one Sheriff Fred A. Ross of Lauder dale county, Mississippi, actually turned back $5,000, thereby keeping a campaign promise for the second year. Ross promised he would keep only a reasonable salary out of the fees he collects and contribute the rest to the state old age pension fund. Names Make News A little boy went to a parade In New York City in 1852. He got lost from his parents and never found them. An orphanage gave him the name Ben Fritman. He fought in the Civil War, settled in Indiana. He died last weekend without ever knowing who he was. The same day Fritman died, Macy T. Grippen, 56, found out that his name was really Scott. A Kalama zoo, Mich., railroad worker, Grip-pen-Scott set out on the track of his birth certificate when the railroad asked all employes to furnish them. In his native Goshen, Ind., he found no Grippens listed but learned from relatives that his mother had remar ried when he was two years old. He had never been legally adopted by his step-father. Success Story Three years ago blond Dorothy Kirsten was financing her study of voice by scrubbing floors. One night she got an audition in a New York radio studio. Grace Moore, Metro politan star, happened to be there. She packed Dorothy off to Italy to study. The war cut Dorothy's training career short, but she reached a cli max in her career last weekend in Chicago co - starring with Miss Moore in "La Boheme." Justice In Georgia A mob stormed the Dodge county, Georgia, jail last June, seized a young Negro named Eddie Lee Spivey. He was given an impromptu "trial" on charges of raping a white woman. Then a happening almost unheard of the mob decided there wasn't enough evidence to lynch him. He was returned to jail for a regular trial. Last weekend he was acquitted. War Comes At Last To A Peaceful People UNTIL the last minute, Americans had hoped they could keep out of war. The last minute arrived before they knew it, even while the Japa nese envoys were keeping up the pretense of peace. Patient Secretary Hull received the report of Japanese attack as Nomura and Kurusu were wait- One Nation, Indivisible LIKE a good-natured giant, stunned by a blow from be--hind, Uncle Sam staggered under the first Japanese attack. Then he recovered his balance, jutted his jaw and fought back persuaded at last that not everyone is to be trusted. From the second that the news came, America's differences "were dropped. The America First Committee urged its supporters "to give their support to the war effort," and Charles A. Lindbergh, one of its leading members, declared "Our country has been attacked by force of arms, and by force of arms we must retaliate. ing to see him. He let them into hl I their final Tnessage-reiectina his M tormula-and then let them have it. rS 9 years of public service," he said, "I have ZH a document so crowded witv, i ..Te'Ol and distortions." Then he d tawH. UHM Treachery In The West HONOLULU woke early Siol day morning to the bml battle planes. "On" ,,.. sleepy" householders, and tunS uvci iui anouier nap. But early risers, peering it J sky, saw the rising sun painWiU trie .bombers' wingi. They weS "theirs." Then bombs came M Hours later, Japan got await .the formality of declaring wit America and Great Britain. Ha day Britain and America repUtdi record time. As the days unfolded, hamneJ diow louowea nammer-Dlow. TuU land gave up, and a horde of Jnu nese soldiers swarmed over m. Quotes Jack Stinnett, Washington col umnist: "The utter confusion of commentators who for days had been predicting that nothing would happen in the Pacific was matched only by the surprise of those who had been saying that something toould." Attache at New York .Japanese Consulate, explaining why office staff was clearing out its belong ings: "This is a special Sunday." Agriculture Department Year book: "A rise of two degrees in the temperature of the earth would clear the polar seas of all ice." The Army Home For Christmas Many of the boys in the army many of them literally boys away from home for the first time have tne tmrma noad. Manila w bombed, and landings were mid on Luzon island. The British to! ships Prince of Wales and Repglat were sunk. The Japanese claim! supremacy in the Pacific, but Kim dent Roosevelt dismissed thli i fantastic. Thursday U. S. Army bomben sank the battleshin Haruna. It became plain that the Ja strategy was to put U. S. andBnt ish forces on the defensive in th Pacific while they thrust against &. British in Burma and Singapore. I , Jipai "We must fight with everything we been living just for the day they borders into Malaya and towinr 1 nave ; ah .uanaon wired t un. "ine leave uumt mi nnauua uu Japanese attack leaves us no lough. ' choice." When war news came, it looked To War-Time Basis like it was all over, but the Army As quickly as the surprise circum- went ahead with preparations for stances permitted, the nation the holiday. Local commanders have switched over to a full war-time the authority over granting fur basis. The west coast, aroused by loughs, and some were reported can air raid scares and Civilian Defense celled, but in general officials be Director LaGuardia's warning that heved any major change in Army war was "not far from the Cali- practice would be delayed until af fornia coast," went into a nightly, ter the holidays, blackout. The east coast had warn- AH soldiers are due back on duty ings, too. fcy Jan- 4- T.pcrislatinn was immediately in- . i ' Uraers IS Orders . For reasons of their own. diers draftees included to fight Private Victor Golas was ordered Axis partners, Germany and m anywhere in the world and to keep 10 , lrara; C?P QUlY al ? Baltimore delayed declaring war until raw them under arms for the duration, rauroaa crossing wnue nis outnt was day. Congress lost utue nine a A change in the draft age brackets passing mrougn en route nome to clanng war on tnem, too. and the cancelling of manv defer- Massachusetts from the Carolina whv did Janan attack? ments also was in DrdsDect. maneuvers. Most observers agreed the T( Tnf fhpro was rift lark nf willino The last truck went by, but no- nitarv sp nluneed their nil manpower. Recruiting stations were 5od3I told Golas to5"it' 80 into war either as an oriental A iammorl P!von 9H (Ton .TnVin J. he Stayed On the job lOI 30 hOUrS, f.-f 4 sava face" a . do-or-n Pershing offered his services again roV,gh raitl aJnd gloom of night. way out 0f the mess into wM "to the last ounce" of my strength. Finally somebody remembered him. 'their country had fallen-or M "Victorv Proeram" Planned After 12 hours sleeP he cau8ht , cause they had received proaW SPAB demandfdT"vicZy pro- train tol Massachusetts, with his from Germany that led themS gram" which p?obably would double ffi.HSi"' t0 bS IieY ,the ?ouldn ffl the nation's spending for arma- CGneratulated. m his ears. quickly, with Japan sharing, bwl ments, Estimates of the amount Women Doctors Want To Helo 11JUmwU? T"Ln,i. WM. Wurf ranged Irom $35,000,000,000 to ?50,- . . "c " "?","' w, Btj 000,000,000. Much of the "victory The Navy - bans women doctors news ana hr t. w ote. WM program" would center around " ."l" i-.Trfth7wklW DireC- any m cimei dci vitc. is pan mm yo" v. . directors ox tne American Medical and mat Knocking oay Wava'. i 3 u uif(iMt rvin narration. lutions to President Roosevelt asking To Americans the otfter m in "tne Digger cuh.i6imv" naval construction, but OPM Diree tor Knudsen said the production goal for four-motored bombers had haan kAnalAJ fi-nvn RAA . v...U .n ,1,000. This emphasized the opinion that women physicians be taken into of defense officials that the war in iaB rtrmy reserve "upon inesame peenoveua. - .v the Pacific must be won by bomb- f,e""s as ormemDers" end tnat Durnmg, ?"X"jSmtA ins.Ianan "all proper and necessary steps be anti-Fascist side. Bom nu''i mg japan. n.i. i- . . nuicV, T. hvan forces repowi IU UiaiVC .JICU. CJ.1K. UIC 1UL bUC LUC ,J OPM put critical materials on a "seize first and pay later" basis, and President Roosevelt announced that war industries were going on the seven-day week (the factories, not the workers). Enemy Aliens Siezed Enemy banks and businesses were seized, and the government slapped rigid restrictions on Japa nese, German and Italian "enemy aliens." Many regarded as especially dangerous were arrested. The Jus tice Department, however, urged Americans to be careful not to harm the "many persons of Japanese ex traction whose loyalty to this coun try is unquestioned." Latin American nations and Can ada swung into line behind the U. S. Many Latin American countries declared war; others merely de clared the U.S. "non-belligerent," which leaves their ports open to American ships. One note of disunity was the de mand by some congressmen that the Army and Navy be called on to explain how the Japanese were able to sneak up on Hawaii. The general attitude in Congress, however, seemed to be that .that was all over and the thing to do was not to let anything like it happen again. The best key to the nation's feel ings came in the telegrams and tele phone calls that poured into the White House after FDR's Tuesday night speech. His secretary, Stephen. Early, said "Without exception, they .show a complete unanimity." Navy reserve. encouraging gams. The Home Front law unconstitutional. The cotirtsM cision saw: . . .i m "Freedom of speech and b l press are not aosoiuw i- it would be a greater enHM state and its people if ttePJ subject to censorship m lg speech of the individual depw upon a censor's mSttid Tne u. o. --.,)., pref while : upheld the right and tne pudhc d-cisM at any stage of a e . , were reversals of contemn' o citations agamst the "S Times and Harry Bridges, we maritime union leaaw. - r U..I? una uerense Defense is a comppn and willy-nilly the defenwJ War And Prices War has overtaken the adminis tration's eiforts to control prices be fore defense boom inflation pushed them out of sight. Now an even greater boom is in sight, and Price Administrator Henderson testified to the Senate banking committee that "We need a strong bill to authorize real control of prices." Henderson said he didn't think the bill passed by the House had nearly enough teeth in it. Senator Downey (D-Calif.) told the committee he intended to pro pose a system of enforced savings "to take 10 to 15 per cent of all In come" as a rider to the price bill. He said this would almost eliminate anv rfnncfor nf inflntlnn Vw Hrawlnff off from $12,000,000,000 to $15,000,- 2"ction machine has gw" 000,000 of our national income extremely complicated "ww Freedom Of Speech In the summer of 1940 Sussex county, New Jersey, officials closed trnlled bv a and boards. ,n.ff.V"l Now Senator centnuj 1S introduced 1 1 ton ' Ie depi has lew jersey, omciais ciooea new "r-7i- a iini"ru down a German - American Bund the whole .rung . v.Btvam Nine men were convicted of ment, to db - w W3 camp. violating the state "race hatred" law; they were accused of making or promoting anti-Jewish speeches at the camp. But last weekend the state su preme court reversed their prison sentences and fines and declared the RPFI!SaiP",H, " - -J.pMi ' -T-:l... - - . !,., VeiOpea qu-i-iw "li-tf it m.ft Y.l declaring : " hu!il adopted to save W frM men. But Senator ?'it ..ia Wn ousht not I urthatibmmngw LWDLri. TttlW..tit. mn
